Elden Ring Nightreign has shot out of the gates, selling 2 million copies its first day, yet the critical and player reception hasn’t reached the same highs that most of FromSoftware’s games do. Matchmaking in Nightreign is something of a challenge: you literally can’t quit it, and the game isn’t balanced for solo play, despite efforts with a recent patch. If you loved Elden Ring, but are finding that its spinoff isn’t landing for you, here’s a rec: go back in time and give Bloodborne’s Chalice Dungeons a shot.

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